Processors with a Smaller Word Size Can Process More Data

question 51

True/False

Processors with a smaller word size can process more data during each processor cycle.

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Definitions:

Allosteric Regulation

Control of an enzyme’s activity by a regulatory molecule that binds outside the active site.

Induced Fit

Induced fit is a model that describes how enzymes change shape upon substrate binding, enhancing their ability to perform catalytic activity.

Catalysis

The acceleration of a reaction rate by a molecule that is unchanged by participating in the reaction.

Sodium-Potassium Pump

A membrane-bound transporter enzyme present in many cell (plasma) membranes that pumps sodium out of cells while pumping potassium into cells, thus maintaining the concentration and electrical gradients of these ions.